Ovidiu Hoban

Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban (born 27 December 1982) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for CFR Cluj and the Romania national team as a defensive midfielder.

Ovidiu Hoban
Hoban playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban
Date of birth (1982-12-27) 27 December 1982
Place of birth Baia Mare, Romania
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
CFR Cluj
Number 28
Youth career
1992–1998 Baia Mare
1998–2002 Bihor Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 FC Klausen 89 (7)
2004–2005 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2005 Bihor Oradea 6 (0)
2005–2011 Gaz Metan Mediaș 195 (13)
2012 Universitatea Cluj 14 (0)
2012–2014 Petrolul Ploiești 57 (4)
2014–2017 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 90 (8)
2017– CFR Cluj 76 (5)
National team
2013– Romania 30 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

International career

Hoban made his international debut against Trinidad & Tobago, playing the second half of a friendly game on 4 June 2013.[1] He scored his first international goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Finland in an eventual 1–1 draw. He was selected in the 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 and started in Romania's opening match against France before being used as a substitute in their following game against Switzerland. He started in their final match against Albania which they lost 1-0 and were eliminated from the tournament.

Career statistics

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2015Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Finland1–11–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Petrolul Ploiești
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
CFR Cluj

Individual

References

  1. "România - Trinidad&Tobago 4-0". FRF.ro (in Romanian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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